Also called Anqet, Anukis (to the Greeks), the Embracer.
Their story
Anuket was a goddess of the First Cataract region and Nubia, worshipped especially on Sehel Island. She wore a tall crown of reeds or ostrich feathers and her sacred animal was the gazelle. Within the Elephantine triad she was treated as the daughter or companion of Satet and Khnum. Workmen's records from Deir el-Medina mention a festival of Anuket during which they were given time off.
Best times to give to them
- the inundation
- her river festival in the Theban area
What they like being given
- water
- bread
- reeds or feathers
- fruit
How to honour them
- Offer water with thanks for the rivers near you.
- Celebrate her with music and good food, as her festivals were joyful ones.
How they can help you
- nourishment
- celebration
- protection near water
Symbols
- tall crown of reeds or feathers
- gazelle
- papyrus sceptre
Sources
- Wilkinson, The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt
- Hart, The Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
More Egyptian goddesses
- Isis Great of Magic, mother of Horus
- Bastet Protector of the home, lady of joy
- Hathor The Golden One, lady of love and music
- Sekhmet The Powerful One, healer and protector
- Maat Truth, balance and right order
- Nephthys Lady of the House, comforter of the grieving
- Taweret The Great One, guardian of mothers
- Amunet The hidden goddess of the primordial eight